Improvement in hawser-clamps



.w. H. McGILL & F. BOWEN;

HAWSER CLAMPS.

Patented I111y1.8,1876.

N. PET-RS. FHOTO-UTNOGRAPNER, WAISNMGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFEIcE.

WILLIAM H. MOGILL AND FREDERICK BOWEN, .OF ANGELICA, PA.

. IMPROVEMENTIN HAWSER-CLAMPS.

May 1, 1876.

To all whom it may concern 'the same on line a0 00, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention relates to an improved ropesocket ot'stroug and substantial construction and consists of wedge-shaped clamp-pieces binding on the rope, and of wedge-keys and pins that look the clamp-pieces in the socket.

In the drawing, A represents the socket; B, the rope; G, the wedge-shaped or tapering clam p-pieces, that extend along the full length guide-holes of the sockets.

of the rope in the socket, and are firmly locked to the same by the wedge-keys D, that are driven in between socket and clamp'pieces, and fastened by lateral pins D, passed through The rope is thus rigidly fastened to the socket without danger of getting detached therefrom.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A ropesocket composed of the socket A, tapering rope-clamping piece (3, fastening wedge-keys D, and pins 1), substantially as specified.

W. H. McGILL.

FREDK. BOWEN.

Witnesses: Z. NEWELL, A. WHEELER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l79,936, dated July 18, 1876, application filed 

